Zaki
@zaki youssef
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Joined Jul 7, 2009
Zaki Youssef is a 28 years old, half Egyptian, half Danish rapper/beatboxer/producer and multi artist. Zaki has an extensive musical background. Playing music since a very young age. Developing his skills performing and composing everything from Reggae, Hip Hop, Electro, Dancehall, Experimental and Soul music, to Classic and Modern Arab and Egyptian Music. Between 1998 and present days, he toured 3 times in Europe, toured more than 35 different states in the U.S., toured the Middle East, featured on more than 10 albums, composed music for several theater performances and films. He was co-founder of the well known Universal Soundsystem, some of the first to put Dancehall on the map in Denmark. Zaki was a part of the danish band Æter. An innovative ensemble composing music solely with real sounds. In 2001 he put out his solo debut album, recorded in a small flat, with the help of some good friends and a non-existent budget. The album entitled “MusikMozaik” was very well received by the Danish Press, and got him nominated for Copenhagen Awards and Danish Hip Hop Awards, Best New Artist. In 2004 he toured the Middle East with the group Oriental Mood. He also performed at the Egyptian State Opera with the Egyptian composer, Fathy Salama who won a Grammy for composing the music for Yousson N’ Dours album Egypt. These events led The Danish National TV to produce and air a documentary about him going to Egypt doing music.
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